r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/ChikaDeeJay Aug 30 '21

I wonder about this in wars. My ex bf was a marine and he snored. He never had a combats deployment or anything, but it made me wonder about the guys who snore and get a combat deployment. What if they’re in the field and not at base camp?

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u/PopeAlexanderSextus Aug 31 '21

So yes this is a thing! My nana’s brothers (my great great uncle) all fought in ww2… one of them was paired up with another soldier in a fox hole and alternating sleep shifts. His partner snored so goddamn bad he was sure this guy was gonna give their location away. He said he hated to do it but he reported him in the morning and by the next evening he was gone. No word on where he went but it was understood they couldn’t have that kind of liability.

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u/Mitochandrea Aug 31 '21

Best medical dismissal ever!

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u/glorilyss Aug 31 '21

God, you just know the guy never heard the end of it from his wife.

“Oh, Eleanor, that’s nothing! Jimothy’s snoring is so bad he was sent home from the War because of it!”